St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-22
EAST SIDE SCHEMES.
The Improvement Society Objects,
Suggests and Protests.

The Improvement Society Objects,
Suggests and Protests.
There was well attended meeting
of the East Side Improvement associa-
ton at Chute Brothers Office last even
ing, when the plans for bOulevarding
University avenue north and making a
park in front of the Exposition were
considered, and the condition of the
streets discussed. EX-Gov. Pillsbury
said that he had, on numerous occasions,
called the attention of the street COM
miSSionerS to the diSgraceful condi-
ton of the streets i'll Southeast
Minneapolis. The main trouble
seemed to be, he said, that the
streets were lower in the center than on
the sides, SO that water settled in the
streets and made them almost impasSa-
BILE. We pay enough taxes and we really
ought to have decent streets. | do not
think there are three streets in Henne-
pin county that are in poorer condition
than Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth
streets southeast.
Mr.. Moore thought street sprinkling
was positive detriment to the roads, as
it kept them continually wet and made
places where wheels could cut in. DIR.
Chute moved that the city council
be earnestly requested to at once
order the paving of University
avenue, and further, that next year
Fourth and Fifth streets, from Central
crossing, be paved. Baldwin Brown
did not favor the paving of the avenues,
as it would make too heavy load to
take on at once. p. ID. Mcmillan said
he would like to have Sixth avenue,
from the bridge to University avenue,
paved at once, if any paving was to be
done. The suggestion made by Mr..
Mcmillan was added to the original mo-
ton. The paving of cobble stones be-
tween the street car tracks was rOundly
condemned, and the general opinion
was that steps should be taken to
remedy this evil. The resolution
introduced by DIR. Chute, to-
gether with Mr.. McMillan's mo-
On motion of P. ID. Mcmillan, a COM
munication was ordered sent in to the
city council asking that the Tenth ave-
nue. sewer be extended from Division
street to Broadway. This would fur
niSh drainage for good share of North
east Minneapolis. The matter of i'm
proving the property lying between the
Exposition building and University
avenue was next taken up and dis
cuSsed at some length. 1t was stated
that the commissioners appointed to ap-
praise thel land had done
so. and after placing the value at
about $4,000 had done nothing further.
Mr.. Brown, of the park commission,
said he did not really know how the
rest of the commission felt about I'M
proving the property. A general dis
cuSSion followed, in which Mr.. Brown
said he would oppose the park if the
money was to be raised by taxing the
surrounding residents. EX-GOv. Pills
bury scored the park commission for
opposing the East side people in their
park schemes, and stated that the East
side had never received half OF what it
should. Charles Chute moved the
adoption of the following resolution:
Resolved, That the board of park commits
sioners be requested to carry out the wishes
of the directors of the Exposition by pur-
chasing the block of land lying between the
Exposition building and University avenue
for park purposes and paying for same out of
the general park fund.
Mr.. Gillette thought this might hurt
the future interests of the East side, but
eX-Gov. Pillsbury answered that it
could not, as the East side would never
get another park from the park fund
unless she broke loose from MinneapO-
lis and resumed her old name of St.
Anthony. This motion was unani-
mOuSly carried. A resolution thanking
the East Side Register for the interest it
had taken in East side matters was in
trOduced and passed.
When the question of boulevarding
University avenue came up Mr.. Starr
thought that there would be no diff
Guilty in getting it put in good shape.
A resolution asking the park commits
sion to boulevard University avenue
from Oak street southeast to the city
limits, and widen it to 100 feet, was car
ried, after which the meeting adjourned.